Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-06
FFsssM WASHINGTON.


Especial Correspondence of the Alexa. GAzErrrj
WASHINGTON. D. c.. August G. 1887.
Senator Rddleberger left here this morn
ing for his home in Woodstock, Virginia:
While here he possessed himself OF gooa
deal of ammunition with which to Domnafa
General Mahone in the latter's coming h2ht
for his seat in the u. S. Senate.
Never before since the war has the city
heen so bare OF members of the House as it
is now. OF the entire number only one is
now here. -,
An cid Northern democrat at tho Capitol
this morning, in talking about the platform
recently adopted by the Virginia democratic
State convention, said Malone must have
scared the democrats down there out OF
their wits, as the platform was no demo
cratic platform at all, and that such an one
in apy democratic Northern State would be
sure 10 give that State TO the republicans
He was sure, he said, that the men who pre-
pared the platform referred TO did not IN 1t
formulate their own political or moral con.
vctions.
Secretary Whitney, not being 10 a good
humor to day, wrote q letter to Commodore
Lnce telling him that he, Luce, was too pro
yous in writing 10 tho Canadian authorizes
and issuing instructions TO American Usher
men based on information received from
those authorities, and that hereafter all such
matters must De left TO the State Depart
ment He also wrote Il letter 10 Comma
dores Walker, Wilson and Loring, chiefs of
bureaus in the Navy Department, who had
recommended the repair OF the PaloS ut
cost of $50, 900, telling them the Palos was
not worth that much and that i! was time
for such recommendations to cease.
The Siamese princes paid q visit TO the
Capitol Yesterday evening, and apparently
we're more impressed with its appearance
than with any thing else they had seen in
this country. They went to the top OF the
dome, counting the steps on their way up,
and expressed themselves as delighted with
the view therefrom Before they left the
Capitol each Of them bought picture OF
tho Presidents wife nj tho picture stand
thare.
Among The strangers in the city 10 day is
Mr.. Ryan, of LouGcun county. Va, men,
Der of the legislature Of his State. He Is
Just irom Roanoke, Va, where he was in
attendance upon the recent democratic con-
yention OF his State. He says the conven-
ton passed oil without the slightest incl
dent to mar its harmony. He says the
members of the convention with whom he
talked seemed to think the democratic out
look was favorable, and that though some
Thought there would be democratic losses
in the legislature, they also thought that
those losses would be made mp by gains in
OF her pats OF the State.
1t hes recently been discovered at the Post
Office Department that man IN Florida to
whom postmaster's commission was sent
Il wear or two ago has been kept out or his
place until now by the incumbent, who re-
,si,ted The letter containing the commission.
The recon. expression of Secretary Fair
child, 10 the effect that practical civil SER
vice re form is better than the sentimental
so,;, is said here to intimate correctly the
change that has taken place in the Presi-
dents civil service policy.
cock and bull story Is telegraphed here
from jamestown, n. y, To the elect that
man named Worsley, who recently died
there. was federal spy, who so imposed
upon Col. Mosby that the latter once fought
duel in his behalf with nephew of Gen
eral Lee, and that the information he carried
10 Washington often saved that city from
intended raids.
Senator Harris oil Tennessee, who is in
the city, says the prohibition fight in his
State will be decided ut the election to be
held thero next month. He is rather reti.
cent on the subject, hut those who know
him say he is against prohibition, and thinks
majority OF the voters of his State are so
too.
Judge Harper, of the Police Court, has
decided that tho Utah law is applicable in
the District Of Columbia, and has begun
hearing testimony in the Crawford Gaze.
Ex.Congressman Lowering. OF Massachusetts, 4
good and true democrat, who was defeated for re-
election last fall by the money of MIR. Lodge, his
republican opponent, left here yesterday for Falls
Church, Virginia, where he will spend few days
with some of his friends therc.
The President was at the White House to day.
Among his callers was Mr. Barnrm, chairman of
tho natonsl democratic commute. who, Mr.. Col
Inns says, offered him Secretary Endicott's place
Immediately after the aag business.
Prof Dodge, of the Agricultural Department,
says the tobacco average Of the whole country,
including cigar leaf States, is 80 per cent.